The school I went to had a tradition carried out every year during the eighth-grade graduation: a beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors)was awarded to the student who had maintained the highest grades for eight years.
I was fourteen and in the eighth grade. I had been a straight-A student since the first grade and this last year had looked forward very much to owning that jacket. My family was so poor that, when I was six, I was given to my grandparents to raise. I couldn’t participate in sports at school because we couldn’t afford the fees; even though I was quite athletic, there would never be a school sports jacket for me. So, this one, the scholarship jacket, was my only chance.
One day in May, close to graduation, outside the history teacher’s classroom, I heard a fierce argument between the principal and my history teacher, Mr. Frank, about giving the scholarship jacket to Joann, whose father is on the Board and owns the only store in town. Frank angrily claimed that he would never lie or falsify(伪造) records.
The principal approached me tentatively: “Martha, there’s been a change in policy this year. The Board has decided to charge fifteen dollars for the scholarship jacket this year. So if you are unable to pay the fifteen dollars for the jacket it will be given to the next one in line. Staring at him in shock, I didn’t need to ask who that was.
”I’ll speak to my grandfather and let you know tomorrow, I gathered all the dignity. I cried on the walk home from the bus stop. I wanted that jacket so much. It represented eight years of hard work and expectation.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Upon arriving home, I told my grandpa what had happened.
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The next day, the principal called me to his office.
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This is a more serious question than it sounds. Many children will return from the long break having forgotten much of what they were taught the previous year. One study from the American South found that this “summer learning loss” could be as high as a quarter of the year’s education.
Students will hate the idea of a longer school year. But plenty of children could usefully spend a bit longer at their books. More time in school need not mean repeating the same old lessons. Some extra drilling would be beneficial, particularly for those falling behind. But the summer could also be a time for different kinds of learning. Schools should be free to experiment.
【写作内容】
1.用约30个单词写出上文概要；
2.用约120个单词阐述你对暑假长度的看法，并提出至少两条合理利用暑被时间的建议。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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1. 活动时间、地点以及参与人员；
2. 活动内容；
3. 活动反响。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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注意：1.字数100左右；2.要点齐全，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。
| 不应该重建 | 应该重建 | |
| 比例 | 60% | 40% |
| 理由 | 1. 现在的遗址具有教育意义。 2. 重建耗费大量金钱。 3. 重建会导致人们遗忘历史。 | 1. 吸引更多人了解中国文化。 2. 如果缺乏保护，遗迹终将消失。 |
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